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Oscar Simanto, one of the founders of the African Forest Enterprises Connect Network (AFECONET), connect forest and farm producers across Africa (Image: IIED)
New network aims to connect locally controlled forest enterprises across Africa
… successful locally controlled forest (LCF) enterprises at the World Forestry Congress in Durban. The new IIED publication includes 19 case … with a range of partners to understand how best to build support for LCF businesses. Together with the Center for People and Forests … Forest Enterprises Connect Network: investing in Africa's future for sustainable development of community livelihoods, Oscar Simanto (2015), …
News, 26 October 2015
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Small enterprise development and forests, UK Tropical Forests Forum meeting, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 26 September 2006
… These notes constitute a record of the meeting. Examples of sustainable and fair trade forestry in four countries wer given. Topics covered included: factors that shape opportunities and constraints for small forest enterprise activities; the role of forest associations …
Publication, 01 September 2006
Leaders of the Southern Aberdare Conservation Network (SACN) discussing support from the Forest and Farm Facility (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Taking the brakes off forest farm development in Kenya
… cover 10 per cent of Kenya's land area while also improving rural livelihoods. Since 80 per cent of Kenya's annual wood supply goes to meeting national demands for fuelwood and charcoal, much of it used for cooking, making forestry work is a food security issue. With little public land …
Insight, 11 November 2014
Markets for environmental services case studies
… the world increasingly rely on market-based policy instruments (MBIs) for environmental management, such as pollution taxes, water user fees … services and improved livelihoods IIED's environmental economics and forestry and land use programmes worked together on this DFID-sponsored … this work was provided under another IIED project, Instruments for sustainable private sector forestry, funded by the UK's Department for …
Project, 08 May 2008
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Report of an international meeting on Enhancing local returns from trade in forest products, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 27 September 2006
… an international meeting convened by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 27 September 2006. The purpose … The meeting aimed to strengthen an emerging alliance on ‘pro-poor forestry’. The meeting focused on options for practical schemes that will enable socially responsible SMFEs to be~more sustainable and competitive, to trade more, distinguish their products …
Publication, 01 September 2006
Small-scale gold miners in Madagascar. Photo: Global Environment Facility
IIED shines a light on small-scale mining
… the serious knowledge gaps in the sector and sets out options for a major new IIED project-in-the-making. This project will aim to … and artisanal mines can be a force for good just as small-scale forestry and agriculture are – but right now they operate in a hidden … small-scale mining from realising its potential to contribute to sustainable development." The sector is a paradox — productive but …
News, 05 March 2013
Protecting needs of forest-dependent people is key to saving Congo Basin forests
… led by IIED that includes event organisers Fern , the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) and the African Institute for … in national processes to achieve positive outcomes in community forestry. As part of this, ClientEarth launched Communities at the heart … Roadmap for integrating community forest management into the 2030 sustainable development agenda, the Cameroon Ministry of Forestry and …
News, 08 February 2019
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
… power and resources to the local level is the surest route to sustainable development and natural resource management. The map above points to seven tried-and-tested approaches for achieving the shift, and highlights a selection of real examples of … areas , and from opposing open pit mining  to locally controlled forestry , local groups across the world have already proved their …
Article, 24 November 2015
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Forest Governance Learning Group - Update April 2007
… and Vietnam ~• A major learning event on making the law work better for social justice in forestry, involving all the country teams and other international … in Malawi away from ineffective and regressive policing towards sustainable livelihoods. …
Publication, 01 April 2007
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Forest Governance Learning Group - Malawi, Improving Forest Governance - Improving Rural Livelihoods
… practitioners that focus on exchanging lessons and developing ideas for improving forest governance in the country. This document sets out a … to the realization of the national goal of conservation and sustainable management of forest goods and services for improved and … enable improved forest governance • Output 2: Illegal and corrupt forestry practices that degrade livelihoods are reduced through the …
Publication, 01 August 2005